FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Telegration Expands Offerings Through Dealer Agreement with Excel Telecommunications
Excel Products and Services Now Available to Telegration’s Business Customers
Troy, MI– June 28th, 2006– Telegration, a leading provider and reseller of telecommunications services for businesses, announced today that it has entered into a dealer agreement with Excel Telecommunications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comtel Telcom Assets LP. Under the terms of the agreement and effective June 28th, Telegration will offer Excel’s dedicated, switched and IP-based voice, wireless, data and enhanced services nationwide.
“Excel’s cost structure is among the lowest in the industry and the company’s continued expansion and network upgrades enable us to offer a wide range of aggressively priced services to businesses,” said Denis Raue, president and CEO of Telegration. “In addition, this new partnership provides Telegration with a very competitively priced dedicated T-1 long distance option, which will be very attractive to customers with high-volume long distance needs. I look forward to growing our long distance base with this new option.”
With strong financial backing and a mission to become the United States’ largest independent provider of wholesale telecommunications services, Excel is developing the business relationships and strategic alliances it takes to help its channel partners become more profitable in the communication services market.
“Our dealer agreement with Telegration is a win-win situation for all involved,” said John M. Davis, director of Alternate Channels, Excel Telecommunications. “Telegration’s customers will have access to aggressive pricing and superior customer service, while Excel will benefit from the exposure to new markets through Telegration’s superior direct sales personnel and seasoned agent partners.”
About Excel Telecommunications
The new Excel Telecommunications is a leading provider of long distance, wireless and data services to businesses, resellers and telecommunications dealers throughout the country. Through its acquisition of the assets of VarTec Telecom and its subsidiary VarTec Solutions (formerly known as eMeritus Communications), and by leveraging the former Excel assets and its brand, the company will look to again become a leader of communications technology in the U.S. With revenues in 2005 exceeding $450 million, and $50 million in cash flow, Excel is well-positioned to execute its plan to be the United States’ largest independent provider of wholesale voice services, which it will achieve by creating business relationships and strategic alliances that generate greater profitability for the company’s partners in the communications services market. For more information, please visit www.excel.com.
About Telegration
Telegration reduces costs and improves efficiencies for over 27,000 businesses including Fortune 500 corporations, cities, government agencies, and other organizations while providing maximum flexibility, service guarantees and exceptional customer service. As one of the largest SBC® 5-Star Authorized Distributors and an Authorized AT&T® Solution Provider, Telegration offers a complete range of local, long distance, and Internet services from the industry's leading providers including Excel Telecommunications, XO Communications, Broadwing, Global Crossing, MCI, TNCI, TDS Metrocom and others. Telegration also provides its own private-branded long distance services for voice, video and data applications using the Verizon and TNCI networks.
Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Troy, Michigan, Telegration is one of the fastest growing providers in the Great Lakes region with branch offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Toledo, and Grand Rapids.
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